Matsya Purana — Dynastic Genealogies: Paurava–Anu Lines, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

उशिजस्य यवीयान्वै भ्रातृपत्नीमकामयत् बृहस्पतिर्महातेजा ममतामेत्य कामतः //

Transliteration

uśijasya yavīyānvai bhrātṛpatnīmakāmayat bṛhaspatirmahātejā mamatāmetya kāmataḥ //

Translation

उशिज के छोटे भाई की पत्नी को कामवश होकर महातेजस्वी बृहस्पति ने ममता के पास जाकर चाहा।

Word by Word

• uśijasya: of Uśij

• yavīyān: the younger (brother/relative)

• vai: indeed

• bhrātṛpatnīm: brother’s wife

• akāmayat: desired

• bṛhaspatiḥ: Bṛhaspati

• mahā-tejā: of great brilliance/splendour

• mamatām: (to) Mamatā (a woman named Mamatā)

• etya: having come/approached

• kāmataḥ: out of desire, through lust

Speaker

• Sūta / Purāṇic narrator (genealogical narration within Matsya Purāṇa)

Entities Mentioned

• Bṛhaspati
• Uśij
• Mamatā

Tags

• Genealogy
• Ethics
• Desire
• PuranicNarrative
• Lineages

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

Nothing directly—this verse is part of a lineage-episode narrative focusing on conduct and desire, not cosmic creation or pralaya.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It functions as a cautionary moral note: even exalted figures can fall under kāma (desire), underscoring the householder and ruler’s duty to restrain passion and protect familial/social order.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

None is stated in this verse; it is narrative-ethical rather than Vāstu or ritual-instructional.